The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has set up a fact-finding committee to investigate the death of David Osei Agyapong, a third-year Chemical Engineering student, at the university’s swimming pool last Saturday, November 7, 2026.
In a statement signed by the University Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, it said the decision to set up the committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the student’s untimely death was taken at an emergency meeting held today, November 9, 2026.
Despite the ongoing investigation by the Ghana Police Service, the committee has been given two weeks, from Monday, November 9, to Friday, November 20, 2026, to submit its report to management.
In the meantime, it stated that the KNUST swimming pool has been closed to students and the general public temporarily while investigations are ongoing. It further reiterated management’s deepest condolences to the bereaved family, friends and colleagues of the deceased during this difficult period of grief.
The university continues to appeal to the general public to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and to refrain from speculation or the circulation of unverified information while investigations are ongoing.
Background
David Osei Agyapong, said to be an experienced swimmer and a regular user of the pool, drowned at approximately 5:10 p.m. last Saturday after he dived from the upper board into the 17-foot area of the swimming pool on campus.
Pool attendants reportedly retrieved him from the water after a few minutes, and he was immediately transported to the nearby KNUST hospital for emergency medical care. "Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he could not be revived," a statement released indicated. Police investigations are ongoing to help unravel the true circumstances surrounding the incident.
